The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.
~ Ben Okri
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. -- Napoleon Hill
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need - Gibran
To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes.
The man with old shoes, it's a pair of new shoes.
To the man with new shoes, its more stylish shoes.
And of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot.
Measure your life by what you have, not by what you don't.
- Michael Josephson
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but Imagination!" -Albert Einstein
You often hear in chess and other sports that “this player is more talented” but “that player works harder.” This is a fallacy. Hard work is a talent. The ability to keep trying when others quit is a talent. And hard work is never wasted.
~ Garry Kasparov
Tell me and I forget;
Teach me and I remember;
Involve me and I learn. ~~ Ben Franklin
Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships. -Ruskin Bond, author (b. 19 May 1934)
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. ~ Dalai Lama
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
~ Maya Angelou
"Science may have found a cure for mos evils; but it has no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings." -- Helen Keller
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~ Francis of Assisi
"Take up one idea. make that idea your life. Think of it. Dream of it. Live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. -- Swami Vivekananda
"The quality of success you will experience in your life ultimately depends upon the tiny choices you make every minute of every hour or every day." -- Robin Sharma
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts -- Albert Einstein
...but...
You can't improve what you cannot measure -- W. Edwards Deming
One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do things you've always wanted. Do it now. -- Paulo Coelho
The closer you get to excellence in your life, the more friends you'll lose. People love you when you're average because it makes them comfortable. But when you pursue greatness it makes people uncomfortable. Be prepared to lose some people on your journey. -- Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.” ~Pearl S. Buck
It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. -Richard Feynman, physicist, Nobel laureate (11 May 1918-1988)
The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of his tail. -Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate (7 May 1861-1941)
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with their song still in them.” Henry David Thoreau
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it but that our aim is too low and we reach it -- Michaelangelo
A teacher who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on a cold iron. -Horace Mann, educational reformer (4 May 1796-1859)
"It's impossibe," said pride.
"It's risky," said experience.
"It's pointless," said reason.
"Give it a try," said the heart -- Unknown :-)
"Working hard for something that we don't care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion" -- Anon
